Shanghai Disneyland Grand Opening Trip Planning Thread
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zanzibar138
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Thanks Orion! I knew I saw it somewhere!
I really wish they would give us at least an idea of pricing before bookings open up... I'm thinking Toy Story Hotel is going to be around $300, but have no idea how close that's really going to be!
orion2185
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No worries
I was pretty certain that I read it somewhere
Bit of a weird place to put it on the website. You think it would be at the top,of the page and on the hotels pages too.
I think it's part of their plan not to release pricing before tickets go on sale. Sine the tickets are date specific might force you to stay on site...if everywhere else is full.
However, I don't think they are going to have any trouble filling the 2 onsite offical Disney hotels
There just not enough rooms...if crowd capacity is anywhere near projections.
We are also very interested to see how they price the 2 onsite hotels
Really curious where they price the Disneyland hotel,suites
Of course it goes without saying Disneyland hotel,will be like a Wdw deluxe
Where they price the toy story moderate or value (though could see it being a lower end deluxe) due to the draw factor.
But it's all speculation at this point.
zanzibar138
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Hoping at least an idea of pricing might be leaked before then, so I at least know how much money I have to save! Though I suppose we won't have to pay the total amount up front. Was hoping that the Toy Story Hotel might be cheaper than HKDL's Hollywood Hotel, but I'm guessing it will probably be similar, given that tickets are not going to be that cheap compared to HKDL. Definitely not expecting 'value' pricing.
DH was under the impression that they would be offering opening specials - he's hilarious
DH was under the impression that they would be offering opening specials - he's hilarious
zanzibar138
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So I've finally locked in my flights. Qantas had a great special, so I ditched my already booked reward flight on Cathay and got the Qantas ones! I fly out on the Wednesday morning, arriving early that evening (would have preferred an extra day as a buffer, but it was much more expensive - will just have to cross my fingers!). I'll go straight to the Disneyland area on Wednesday night, spend Opening Day there, Friday and then most of Saturday before heading home on the Saturday evening. I'll really have to consider whether I want to buy a ticket for that 3rd day - it's a lot of money for not even a full day in the park!
I'm a little bit disappointed that I won't get to see much of China, but really as long as I get to Opening Day I'll be happy
I'm a little bit disappointed that I won't get to see much of China, but really as long as I get to Opening Day I'll be happy
orion2185
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So I've finally locked in my flights. Qantas had a great special, so I ditched my already booked reward flight on Cathay and got the Qantas ones! I fly out on the Wednesday morning, arriving early that evening (would have preferred an extra day as a buffer, but it was much more expensive - will just have to cross my fingers!). I'll go straight to the Disneyland area on Wednesday night, spend Opening Day there, Friday and then most of Saturday before heading home on the Saturday evening. I'll really have to consider whether I want to buy a ticket for that 3rd day - it's a lot of money for not even a full day in the park!
I'm a little bit disappointed that I won't get to see much of China, but really as long as I get to Opening Day I'll be happy
Just wondering what price did you pay for the Qantas special flights?
Have been looking up,flight...but have not found any specials.
zanzibar138
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Mine were $777 return Melbourne-Shanghai via Sydney
It did say it was the last seat though!
orion2185
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Mine were $777 return Melbourne-Shanghai via Sydney
Thanks!
Wow that was a great price
zanzibar138
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Yep, definitely worth paying cash - will save those points for another trip! Cathay had some pretty good deals on too, might be worth checking out
I've been using skyscanner to help me find the best deals.
Tink1987
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How difficult do you guys think it will be to get tickets for opening day and the few days after? We have annual leave booked for May but no firm plans as of yet because we have been waiting for Virgin Atlantic's reward seat sale here in the UK. Now it has launched and I have the miles for the RT to Shanghai and the taxes cost are low (will obviously be moving annual leave to June if we bite the bullet and book)
The only worry I have with this is getting tickets. My husband is worried we will book these reward flights, waste our airmiles and not get into Disney. As we were doing Shanghai next year as part of a longer trip to New Zealand anyway, we are trying to decide whether just to leave it as we have too many other places we want to visit in May anyway
Thanks for letting me get that out and your thoughts!
The only worry I have with this is getting tickets. My husband is worried we will book these reward flights, waste our airmiles and not get into Disney. As we were doing Shanghai next year as part of a longer trip to New Zealand anyway, we are trying to decide whether just to leave it as we have too many other places we want to visit in May anyway
Thanks for letting me get that out and your thoughts!
steamboat will
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How difficult do you guys think it will be to get tickets for opening day and the few days after? We have annual leave booked for May but no firm plans as of yet because we have been waiting for Virgin Atlantic's reward seat sale here in the UK. Now it has launched and I have the miles for the RT to Shanghai and the taxes cost are low (will obviously be moving annual leave to June if we bite the bullet and book)
The only worry I have with this is getting tickets. My husband is worried we will book these reward flights, waste our airmiles and not get into Disney. As we were doing Shanghai next year as part of a longer trip to New Zealand anyway, we are trying to decide whether just to leave it as we have too many other places we want to visit in May anyway
Thanks for letting me get that out and your thoughts!
Im in the same position.... Booked my flight as it was a bargain with BA. But don't know how easy it will be to get tickets for the park but I'm planning a week in shanghai so should be able to secure tickets for a couple of days.... I hope.
I'm hoping to stay at a resort hotel for a couple of nights if possible so I know I will be able to get into the park.
It'll be 1am in the morning UK time when it turns 9am in shanghai and tickets go on sale (if they do get released at 9am) so a late night forms on the 27th-28th March.
SW
zanzibar138
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That is a concern of mine too. I'll be online ready to go when ticket sales open. I've managed to get into RunDisney events before (and you think 1am is bad... in our time zone RunDisney events open at 3am 
). I can't see tickets selling out within 10 minutes like those ones do, so I'm still hopeful. I only have 2 full days in Shanghai, so if I can't get in on the first or second day it's going to be pretty disappointing.
I do also plan to stay onsite, but not sure how difficult that will be to secure either. Since they are supposed to open at the same time, I'm not going to know whether to buy my ticket or book my hotel first! Does anyone have a game plan for that?
). I can't see tickets selling out within 10 minutes like those ones do, so I'm still hopeful. I only have 2 full days in Shanghai, so if I can't get in on the first or second day it's going to be pretty disappointing.I do also plan to stay onsite, but not sure how difficult that will be to secure either. Since they are supposed to open at the same time, I'm not going to know whether to buy my ticket or book my hotel first! Does anyone have a game plan for that?
steamboat will
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That is a concern of mine too. I'll be online ready to go when ticket sales open. I've managed to get into RunDisney events before (and you think 1am is bad... in our time zone RunDisney events open at 3am
I do also plan to stay onsite, but not sure how difficult that will be to secure either. Since they are supposed to open at the same time, I'm not going to know whether to buy my ticket or book my hotel first! Does anyone have a game plan for that?
I would guess to for hotels first, there's less than 2000 rooms onsite (let's say from 16-17th for example) but for the same days there'll be 100,000 park tickets (again in speculating 50,000 tickets per day) 2000 rooms will sell faster than 100,000 I would guess. Plus if you snag a room you're guaranteed park across from your arrival to departure day right?
This is supposed to be fun right
zanzibar138
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I guess that's what I was thinking too. I'm not sure how much I rely on the whole guaranteed entry thing for Opening Day though... anything could happen lol! But yes, going by the numbers it does make more sense to secure the hotel first, then go after the tickets.
orion2185
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Or, split it between the he 2 of us.
One goes for the hotel
The other books/buys the tickets on another computer.
We do this with DCL,WDW fastpasses and dinning bookings (anything that can be booked in advance)
Has always worked well for us..and we have never missed out on anything we wanted without compromise
orion2185
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Side note
i wonder how many 'resellers' are going to be buying tickets and hotels for open day...only to turn around and try to sell them for exorbitant Prices.
While I'm sure technically it's not allowed...but it still happens all the time at all the other Disney resorts for popular events.
The hotel rooms is what concerns us. As the onsite hotels have very limited amount of rooms. I don't expect them to last long at all.
i wonder how many 'resellers' are going to be buying tickets and hotels for open day...only to turn around and try to sell them for exorbitant Prices.
While I'm sure technically it's not allowed...but it still happens all the time at all the other Disney resorts for popular events.
The hotel rooms is what concerns us. As the onsite hotels have very limited amount of rooms. I don't expect them to last long at all.
zanzibar138
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There's only one of me... maybe I can bribe someone into helping me out on the day
Wouldn't surprise me at all. It happens all the time with RunDisney bibs and merch too.
What sort of time frame are you expecting for the hotels? Like an hour? 15 minutes? A few hours? I really have no idea!
RachelleBeaney
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Thanks orion2185, I've been hanging out for this information RE hotel room bookings! You are a wealth of info!!
Our flights are now (as of today) officially booked for January 2017! I am so so so excited!
netimka
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hope its ok to post it here as I just come across them and we dont really have a forum for Shanghai (I did ask in technical forum if there are plans for one, we are not going to opening but want to go next year or year after and of course really interested how it will all works out...
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